Nonstop flight route between Shimojishima, Japan and Enewetak, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°20'30"N by 162°19'41"E)
Distance from SHI to ENT:
2,602.86 miles (4,188.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimojishima Airport (SHI), Shimojishima, Japan and Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT), Enewetak, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,603 miles (or 4,189 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Shimojishima Airport and Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Shimojishima Airport and Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHI / RORS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shimojishima, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'36"N by 125°8'40"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public / Dual-use |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHI |
| More Information: | SHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENT / PKMA |
| Airport Name: | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield |
| Location: | Enewetak, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°20'30"N by 162°19'41"E |
| Area Served: | Enewetak, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENT |
| More Information: | ENT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimojishima Airport (SHI):
- In addition to being known as "Shimojishima Airport", other names for SHI include "下地島空港" and "Shimojishima Kūkō".
- Because of Shimojishima Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Shimojishima Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Shimojishima Airport (SHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Guaraní International Airport (AGT), which is nearly antipodal to Shimojishima Airport (meaning Shimojishima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guaraní International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.
- The closest airport to Shimojishima Airport (SHI) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of SHI.
- As of 2005, the airport was in use as a training facility for Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
- From 2001 onwards, the U.S.
Facts about Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT):
- The closest airport to Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) is Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), which is located 220 miles (354 kilometers) E of ENT.
- Because of Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (meaning Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,114 miles (19,496 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) ESE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan |     |
| 2 | 68.78 miles (110.68 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 99.66 miles (160.38 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 138.20 miles (222.42 km) W | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 178.62 miles (287.47 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 182.40 miles (293.55 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 194.55 miles (313.10 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 210.19 miles (338.27 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 10 | 225.71 miles (363.24 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 228.71 miles (368.08 km) WSW | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 246.21 miles (396.24 km) W | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 276.10 miles (444.34 km) WSW | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 286.96 miles (461.82 km) W | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.36 miles (19,945.13 km) S | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,378.55 miles (19,921.30 km) SSW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.28 miles (19,907.99 km) SW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,369.51 miles (19,906.75 km) SSW | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,351.13 miles (19,877.17 km) W | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,327.21 miles (19,838.68 km) S | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,296.28 miles (19,788.89 km) SW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,277.72 miles (19,759.02 km) SSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,273.72 miles (19,752.58 km) SSE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,270.60 miles (19,747.56 km) SSE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,267.61 miles (19,742.76 km) E | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,255.30 miles (19,722.94 km) S | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,253.58 miles (19,720.18 km) E | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 219.68 miles (353.54 km) E | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 262.15 miles (421.89 km) ESE | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 286.98 miles (461.85 km) SE | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 309.23 miles (497.65 km) E | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 315.69 miles (508.05 km) ESE | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 337.30 miles (542.82 km) ESE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 409.80 miles (659.50 km) ESE | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 409.97 miles (659.78 km) ESE | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 411.74 miles (662.62 km) SW | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 415.74 miles (669.07 km) S | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 474.02 miles (762.85 km) ESE | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 485.53 miles (781.39 km) ESE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 502.05 miles (807.98 km) ESE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 509.90 miles (820.59 km) E | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 515.49 miles (829.60 km) ESE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,114.12 miles (19,495.74 km) SW | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,302.19 miles (18,189.06 km) ESE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,241.49 miles (18,091.38 km) E | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,223.83 miles (18,062.95 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,199.85 miles (18,024.36 km) E | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,179.29 miles (17,991.28 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,163.21 miles (17,965.39 km) E | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,161.35 miles (17,962.41 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,159.99 miles (17,960.22 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,152.24 miles (17,947.75 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 11 | 11,135.33 miles (17,920.53 km) SSW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,129.19 miles (17,910.65 km) SSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,122.57 miles (17,900.00 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 14 | 11,121.65 miles (17,898.51 km) E | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,085.50 miles (17,840.34 km) SSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |